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2: I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. -Charles Dickens

4: "Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow." -Les Brown

9: The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. -E.E. Cummings

11: “the most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.” -Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

12: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis, 1. 1

14: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger’s lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, we lose many opportunities and much of the adventure of life if we fail to support the curious explorer within us.” -Joseph Campbell

21: “The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” -John Bingham

23: Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far Behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. -Judy Garland

26: “There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained” -Winston Churchill

30: “You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!” -Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

33: It’s so beautifully arranged on the plate – you know someone’s fingers have been all over it. -Julia Child

38: “The mountains are calling and I must go.” -John Muir

43: "In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.” -John Muir

45: We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men. -John Muir

47: One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare

58: "In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away." ~ shing xiong

63: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ~Mae West

66: Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. ~Grandma Moses

76: One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. ~ William Feather

88: Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye

97: Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours. - Ludwig van Beethoven